IPAMA moots R&D lab in Noida, announces PrintPack India 2021 The proposed lab will offer its services for the SMEs at an economical rate, whereas the PrintPack India show will begin on 20 December 2021. S Dayaker Reddy, president, IPAMA
The Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) has made two big announcements: a research lab in Noida and the dates for PrintPack India 2021.
At a virtual press conference, IPAMA announced new dates for the PrintPack India show. The five-day show is scheduled to begin on 20 December 2021 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. Meanwhile, IPAMA has also been planning to establish a research and testing facility in Noida.
IPAMA moots R&D lab in Noida, announces PrintPack India 2021 The proposed lab will offer its services for the SMEs at an economical rate, whereas the PrintPack India show will begin on 20 December 2021. S Dayaker Reddy, president, IPAMA
The Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) has made two big announcements: a research lab in Noida and the dates for PrintPack India 2021.
At a virtual press conference, IPAMA announced new dates for the PrintPack India show. The five-day show is scheduled to begin on 20 December 2021 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. Meanwhile, IPAMA has also been planning to establish a research and testing facility in Noida.
Print industry’s colour crusaders Kochi-based Future Schoolz has embarked on a journey to address colour standards in India. Aultrin Vijay speaks to Kulakkada Pradeep and Jose Thomas in Thiruvananthapuram Thomas (l) and Pradeep are working with international associations to address the knowledge gap in standardisation of print in India
Aultrin Vijay (AV): First of all, please tell us a bit about your association with organisations such as ISO and ICC.
Kulakkada Pradeep (KP): ISO consists of more than 165 associate members and India is also a part of it. And ISO/TC 130 deals with standards for the graphic arts industry. It is a working group intended to find new formulations, technologies and advancements to improve the quality of print. It is mostly associated with colour, technology and photography. We are also part of the same committee in International Color Consortium (ICC).
The virus is still in the air. Yet, the printing industry refuses to wallow in the doom and gloom of the past. Instead, as the New Year dawns, the industry is surging ahead to make up for last year’s losses, and add some neat profit as well. But what about the ground reality? Are we really ready?
PrintWeek probes
That Covid-19 had a huge impact on the printing industry is an understatement. What happened in 2020 was simply unprecedented, especially after 24 March, when the country went into a lockdown. It was indeed disconcerting to see an industry, which works 24/7 (in most cases) shut shop for an extended period. This, of course, had a cascading effect on the profit margins. Yet, instead of crying over the spilt milk, the industry picked itself up as soon as the locked opened, and went to business with a renewed vigour. That was last year. With the dawning of a New Year, the industry looks optimistic, not just to make up for the losses it incurred in 2020,